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Clinton's
turn:
Guide to
the
Democratic
National
Convention
By JOSH
LEDERMAN
Associated
Press
WASHINGTON
- It's
Hillary
Clinton's
turn.
The
Democratic
National
Convention
opening
Monday
in
Philadelphia
is
Clinton's
chance
to hit
reset
after a
vigorous
primary
against
Bernie
Sanders
and the
unlikely
movement
that
formed
behind
the
Vermont
senator.
Sanders,
a
self-described
democratic
socialist,
has
endorsed
Clinton,
but many
of his
supporters
have
not.
Some of
them
were
dismayed
by her
choice
of Sen.
Tim
Kaine,
D-Va.,
as her
running
mate.
Last
week's
Republican
National
Convention
in
Cleveland
exposed
deep,
lingering
reservations
about
Donald
Trump
from
within
his own
party.
The
Democratic
gathering
is
expected
to be a
more
smoothly
choreographed
display
of unity
among
Clinton,
Sanders
and
Democratic
lawmakers
and
voters.
What to
know
about
the
week:
---
THE
POINT
Both
parties
use
their
national
conventions
to
formally
nominate
candidates
for
president
and vice
president.
Party
leaders
showcase
their
nominees,
and the
prime-time
speeches
by the
candidates
and
prominent
politicians
win some
of the
largest
television
audiences
of the
campaign.
That
makes
the
convention
a
critical
opportunity
for a
party to
introduce
its
candidates
to the
country.
Democrats
also
will
adopt
its
platform,
which
lays out
policy
principles
but has
no
binding
effect.
---
THE
LOCATION
The
Wells
Fargo
Center,
home to
the
NHL's
Philadelphia
Flyers
and the
NBA's
Philadelphia
76ers,
is the
convention
site.
The
arena
has been
transformed
with
stages,
platforms,
cameras
and
lights.
Democrats
are
hoping
that
city's
historical
role in
the
founding
of
American
democracy
will
serve as
a
powerful
backdrop
for the
themes
they'll
highlight.
---
WHO'S
GOING
More
than
5,000
delegates
are
among
the
50,000
people
set to
be in
Philadelphia.
They
include
alternates,
lawmakers,
special
guests,
journalists
and
protesters.
Among
the
delegates,
about 15
percent
are
superdelegates,
mainly
members
of
Congress
and
members
of the
Democratic
National
Committee.
At the
GOP
convention,
a
striking
number
of
prominent
Republican
lawmakers
and
party
leaders
were
nowhere
to be
seen,
including
the
party's
previous
two
presidents
and its
two most
recent
presidential
nominees.
In
contrast,
bold-name
Democrats
have
been
eagerly
vying
for a
chance
to speak
in
Philadelphia.
Most
Democratic
senators
and
House
members
are
expected
to
attend.
---
THE
SCHEDULE
First
lady
Michelle
Obama is
set to
speak
Monday.
That's
also
when
Sanders
will
give his
speech -
a
closely
watched
moment
for
signs of
whether
his
loyal
supporters
will
line up
behind
Clinton,
as he's
asked
them to
do.
Former
President
Bill
Clinton,
the
candidate's
husband,
is the
speech
to watch
Tuesday.
A day
later,
President
Barack
Obama
and Vice
President
Joe
Biden
come to
Philadelphia.
On
Thursday,
the
final
night,
Chelsea
Clinton
will
introduce
her
mother
for her
speech
accepting
the
Democratic
nomination.
Kaine,
who made
his
debut as
Clinton's
running
mate at
a joint
appearance
Saturday,
will
give a
speech
introducing
himself
to the
country.
Officials
haven't
yet said
when,
but the
running
mate
typically
speaks
Wednesday.
Other
scheduled
speakers
are
Massachusetts
Sen.
Elizabeth
Warren,
New
Jersey
Sen.
Cory
Booker,
New York
Mayor
Bill de
Blasio
and
House
Minority
Leader
Nancy
Pelosi.
---
THE
ENTERTAINMENT
Snoop
Dogg,
Lady
Gaga,
Lenny
Kravitz
and
Cyndi
Lauper
will
appear.
Fergie
will
perform
at The
Creative
Coalition's
gala.
---
THE
ROLL
CALL
States
will get
a chance
to
announce
how
their
delegates
are
voting
in the
formal
roll
call
Tuesday.
It's a
high
point
for
Sanders
delegates;
they're
pushing
to have
their
votes
fully
tallied.
In 2008,
Clinton
halted
the roll
call
midway
through
to call
for
then-Sen.
Barack
Obama's
approval
by
acclamation,
or
unanimous
vote.
Sanders
says he
favors a
state-by-state
roll
call,
but he
hasn't
indicated
exactly
what he
will do.
There's
a total
of 4,763
delegates.
It takes
2,382 to
win the
Democratic
nomination.
Clinton
arrives
in
Philadelphia
with
2,814
delegates
to
Sanders'
1,893,
according
to an
Associated
Press
count.
That
includes
the
superdelegates,
who can
vote for
any
candidate
they
choose.
This
year,
those
superdelegates
overwhelmingly
backed
Clinton.
The
remaining
4,051
are
pledged
delegates,
won by
the
candidates
based on
the
results
of state
primaries
and
caucuses.
---
THE
PROTESTS
If there
are any
fireworks
in
Philadelphia,
expect
them to
come
from
Sanders
supporters.
They
have
said
they
plan to
show up
in full
force.
Philadelphia
officials
estimate
between
35,000
and
50,000
people
will
demonstrate
across
the city
each
day.
Activists
have put
the
estimate
higher,
at
roughly
100,000.
Among
the
groups
planning
to
demonstrate
are gun
control
advocates,
the
group
Occupy
DNC
Convention
and
Trump
supporters
from
Pennsylvania.
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